Shanghai pushes cross-border legal services

Shanghai's Bureau of Justice and the Shanghai Bar Association jointly set up a legal services center on Wednesday for the first China International Import Expo to be held in the city in November. It's part of the city's effort to improve cross-border legal services and become a global city of excellence by 2035.

The center will offer comprehensive legal services involving overseas parties for the inaugural expo in areas such as finance, shipping and international trade, said Wang Xie, deputy director of the bureau at the launch ceremony, which was held on the campus of Shanghai University of International Business and Economics.

A team of 20 handpicked attorneys who excel in cross-border legal services will be stationed at the Shanghai International Convention and Exhibition Center, where the six-day event unfolds from Nov 5 to 10, Wang said.